112: Celebrating Queer Cinema

On June 27th is Global Pride Day and we are celebrating with our favourite queer films. Sammy Feilchenfeld joins the show as we discuss our recommendations for L, G, B, T and Q+ works of art and representation and depictions of queer people in media. 

Lesbian Films

Mulholland Drive, Carol, The Kids Are All Right, The Handmaiden, Aniara, The Favourite and Booksmart

Gay Films

Call Me By Your Name, Brokeback Mountain, My Own Private Idaho, Love Simon, Boy Erased,  Beginners, The Birdcage, A Single Man, Pain and Glory and Moonlight

Bisexual Films

Y tu mamá también, This Movie is Broken, Cabaret and Atomic Blonde

Transgender Films

Dog Day Afternoon,The Danish Girl, The Matrix, Transamerica, Tangerine, Orange is the New Black, Transparent, Pose and A Fantastic Woman

Queer+ Films

Rocky Horror Picture Show, Victor/Victoria, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, But I’m A Cheerleader, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Paris is Burning, Pride, Judy, Schitt’s Creek and Queer as Folk

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